For the queer community, Atlanta has often been the embracing beacon of the American South, an area of the United States not always associated with inclusivity. The city has a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index, its first LGBTQ Advisory Board created by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and — just in case you had any doubts — a permanent rainbow crosswalk at the epicenter of the Midtown gayborhood. A visit to Atlanta reveals its ongoing legacy of Black and LGBTQ+ progress.⁠ ⁠ Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?✈️?⁠ ⁠ ?️: Ivan Quintanilla / @travelingiq⁠ ?: Peter DeMoore Courtesy of ACVB & AtlantaPhotos.com

For the queer community, Atlanta has often been the embracing beacon of the American South, an area of the United States not always associated with inclusivity. The city has a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index, its first LGBTQ Advisory Board created by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and — just in case you had any doubts — a permanent rainbow crosswalk at the epicenter of the Midtown gayborhood. A visit to Atlanta reveals its ongoing legacy of Black and LGBTQ+ progress.⁠
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Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️‍?✈️?⁠
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?️: Ivan Quintanilla / @travelingiq⁠
?: Peter DeMoore Courtesy of ACVB & AtlantaPhotos.com